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Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Description:
After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town planners in the New World. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.